Snow kiddin' - Dancers seek to conjure up wintery blast

Jan. 26, 2012

You've heard of a rain dance? How about a snow dance? That's what took place Wednesday evening outside LaCroix's Riverside Pub in St. Clair, where dancers hoped to conjure up snow for this weekend's Winter White Out festival. It seemed to be working, too.

Written by

AMY BIOLCHINI
Times Herald

ST. CLAIR -- If you find yourself shoveling your driveway this morning, thank the people of St. Clair.

Drawing on an Upper Peninsula tradition, community members commanded the power of the Finnish God of Snow during a Heikki Lunta snow dance Wednesday night. St. Clair will be the host for a slew of events for its annual Winter White Out festival this weekend -- and need a good helping of the white stuff.

Forming a circle across Clinton Avenue in front of LaCroix's Riverside Pub, a group of about 25 people jogged first to the right, then to the left. ...